Political leaders in Crewe and Nantwich say a High Speed Rail link to Crewe will be a huge economic boost to the region. The Government announced the HS2 route north of Birmingham today, and confirmed there will be a connection point to the West Coast Main Line south of Crewe.
Angry bus passengers from Nantwich have set up a Facebook group to fight cuts to local services from the town. Many have hit out after key journeys like the number 44 from Nantwich to Shavington and Crewe before 9am were axed.
These are some of the potholes plaguing a busy road in Nantwich, leaving community leaders fearing for children’s safety. Residents, headteachers and town councillors are calling for Cheshire East to carry out urgent repairs to Marsh Lane.
Angry residents called for plans to build 60 homes on land at the old bible college in Nantwich to be thrown out. They fear the development at Regents Park, between London Road and Crewe Road, will see the loss of over 100 trees.
A senior Cheshire East Cabinet member has resigned after a scathing report into the Lyme Green recycling plant fiasco. Work on the project had to be aborted after it breached EU regulations and was started before a planning application was submitted, costing taxpayers £800,000.
Developers want to build 60 new homes on land at the former bible college off London Road, Nantwich. Plans show old student accommodation blocks would be knocked down to make way for new family homes within the grounds.
Nantwich residents could be recruited as advisers to Cheshire East Council on how to improve countryside access. People with a passion and knowledge of footpaths and bridleways will be part of the new countryside group.
Campaigners in Stapeley fighting plans for a new 1,100-home village, have called the Cheshire East Council draft development plan “helpful”. But they also question the weight of the report as they continue their fight to prevent Muller Property’s Nantwich South project.
Work on damaged roads in and around Nantwich has been bolstered by a £2.3 million grant from the Government. The funding comes after Cheshire East councillors lobbied Ministers for more cash to repair highways badly damaged by freezing winters and floods.
Twenty-six children in Cheshire East are still waiting to be placed with adoptive families, latest figures show. And many children are waiting almost two years in council care before being adopted.
A Willaston councillor is calling for street lights along a busy route in the Nantwich village to be switched back on. Newcastle Road falls under the new Cheshire East Council initiative to switch off or reduce street lighting to cut costs.
Parents in Willaston are fighting to save a free bus service which carries pupils from the village to Malbank School. Cheshire East Council has identified a “walking route” which they say could mean the withdrawal of free transport.
A 4,000-name petition calling for the Green Gap around Nantwich and Crewe to be protected, has been backed by local MP Edward Timpson. Campaigners launched the “Save the Green Gap” effort in Willaston two years ago to safeguard the area from excessive urban development.
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